Housing prices in China for May

Beijing new home prices +13.5% y/y (April +16.0%)

  • m/m unchanged

Shanghai new home prices +11.0% y/y (April +13.2%)

  • unchanged m/m

Guangzhou new home prices +19.4% y/y (April +21.6%)

Shenzhen new home prices +5.4% (April +6.6%)

  • -0.6% m/m

All China May new home prices +10.4 % y/y (April +10.7%) Reuters calculation

  • +0.7% m/m

A moderation in house price growth for the m/m data. That should be a welcome development for authorities seeking to curb both house price & debt growth